Dan is enjoying getting to eat again, meals are pureed and low sugar, and liquids are still thickened to a nectar consistency (Hawaii ohana, think POG juice consistency). His heart has been fairly stable, just a few afib "blips" last night and this morning, and a few flutters as the cardiologist called it. The PT should be back this afternoon and hopefully his heart will remain stable so they can get him standing up and then sitting in a chair for a while.
PTL for the 2 wonderful nurses last night, who came in every few hours or so to change Dan's position in bed and massage his back - that really helped his back feel better and he was able to rest better.
The doctors are considering changing one of his anti-rejection meds from Prograf to Cyclosporine, hoping this will calm the hand tremors and take away the confusion that still is there.
I visited the chapel at Mayo early this morning, very peaceful environment, encouraging scriptures all around, confortable chairs with kneeling benches, a prayer journal anyone can write in. I spent some time reading scripture and praying with a kneeling bench. I felt very Catholic! But there is something to be said for kneeling humbly before God. This is one of the verses displayed in the chapel, and it spoke to me this morning: "My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever." Psalm 73:26 (New Living Translation). The Contemporary English Version says it short and sweet: "My body and mind may fail, but You are my strength and my choice forever." Amen!
Debbie and Dan
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I miss you guys already! I'll see you next month!
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